Abstract
Psychophysical tuning curves were obtained for three subjects in a forward masking paradigm, with signal levels of 21, 30, and 50 dB at 1000 Hz and 30, 40, and 50 dB with a 3000‐Hz signal. All tuning curves were measured in quiet and with a background noise adjusted to produce a constant signal‐to‐noise ratio of E/N0 = 15. The results indicated that the tuning curves obtained in quiet change shape with increasing signal level, whereas the shape of tuning curves measured in noise are the same at all signal levels. A control condition demonstrates that only signal energy in a narrow band near the signal frequency is useful in detecting the signal. This control along with the invariance of tuning curve shape with signal level support the interpretation that the broadening of tuning curves with increased signal level, observed when the signals are presented in quiet, is caused by the presence of off‐frequency components.
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